AFP reports here at Yahoo News: NEW DELHI – The head of the UN’s top body on climate change said Monday the panel would investigate claims its doomsday prediction for the disappearance of Himalayan glaciers might be mistaken.
And here: ABU DHABI – Countries could reach a binding agreement on climate change in Mexico [...]
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Spiegel Online reports here: While nations bicker about who should cut greenhouse gas emissions and by how much, scientists are dreaming up their own solutions to global warming. A German professor has created a filter which extracts more than a thousand times more carbon dioxide from the air than a tree. var addthis_pub = [...] Spiegel Online reports here: Germany has been looking for a permanent storage site for its nuclear waste for over 30 years. The history of the Gorleben salt dome, a potential nuclear repository, is one full of deception and political maneuvering. And if opponents to the plans have their way, the search might even [...] Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: NEW YORK – Scientists pushed back the hands on the symbolic Doomsday Clock by one minute citing hopeful developments in nuclear weapons and climate change. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; AFP reports here at Yahoo News: BEIJING – China has scrapped restrictions on the use of foreign parts in wind power turbines, state media reported, as the nation seeks access to more advanced technology to meet its clean energy targets. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; BBC News reports here: Researchers have demonstrated a simple and inexpensive approach to get electronics to self-assemble on a range of surfaces. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; CNET News.com reports here: Volkswagen on Monday rolled out a hybrid concept car called the New Compact Coupe, a machine the company said will get 45 miles per gallon by combining a four-cylinder gasoline engine from the company’s TSI with a 1.1 kWh lithium-ion battery. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; Toyota Unveils Compact Dedicated Hybrid Concept Toyota Newsrelease: Advanced Battery R&D and Manufacturing Capacity will Rise with Scheduled Roll-out of Plug-in Hybrids, Fuel Cells and Battery Electric Vehicles DETROIT, January 11, 2010—Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A, Inc., today unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The FT-CH [...] AP reports here at Yahoo News: BEIJING – A U.S. solar power company said Saturday it will help build a series of solar thermal power plants in China, as the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases tries to decrease its heavy reliance on coal, imported gas and oil. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; AP reports here at Yahoo News: TOKYO – The Toyota Prius is so sought after in Japan it is the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle to top annual sales, with buyers willing to wait six months for deliveries of the curvaceous “green” car. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; |
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